Hi i'm restoring my landrover 90 and although far of i was just wandering what is the best way to prepare the old panels ready for painting. Will sandblasting do a good job??
As RH has pointed out Ally is too soft and sand is too coarse. You can use plastic beads instead or if you are lucky a good high pressure Pressure Washer with a spin head will lift paint.
You only need to sand it down enough so theres a good key for primer..then paint.Dead easy..3 day job for a complete 90 including taking the fittings off. I did mine with a compressor but you can use rollers..depends how good a finish you want...i gave it 3 coats.
As my current finish is lichen and moss green (of course it's not harming the environment - lichen only grows in clean air!) I'm sure a roller would be an improvement.
Cheers for all the help guys! What would be the best way to sand the body work down then? and storm90 i don't suppose you've got a picture to show me what sort of a finish you got using three coats? i want a good finish on my landrover so would be interested to see.